Photo editing to account for blue?

[Just Phish]

Hi folks, I just got back from my trip to the Yucatan and I went diving in cozumel with my Canon A570. I never adjusted my white balance while I was under. Can I now use some photo software to make adjustments to my pics? What would I need to do? Add red? I have Adobe and Paint Shop Pro 10.

Thanks,
JP

 

[paradicio]

Which Adobe software do you have (not familiar with Paint Shop Pro)?

Most photo editing software will have some kind of white balance functionality. Basically you find a point in the shot that should be white, use the eye dropper tool to select it, and the software will correct color in the photo based on that point as white.

 

[Just Phish]

I have CS2 9.0.2 version. I just got to my dive photos and the 100' ones are really blue. I'll try giving your tip a shot. Thanks.

 

[diversteve]

I have an underwater filter and a different underwater action that will color correct your photos also. I think they'll work with CS2.

PM your real e-mail address and I'll send them to you.

 

[The Kraken]

Well in Photo Shop you can try this:

Open the file you want to correct.

> = Click On
V = Scroll Down
< = Enter

1: > Window (Menu Bar)
2: V Layers; > Layers
3: > Layers (Menu Bar)
4: V Duplicate Layer; > Duplicate Layer
5: > OK
6: Repeat Steps 3, 4 and 5
7: In Layers Menu Box; > Background Copy
8: > Edit (Menu Bar); V Fill; > Fill; Set Parameters ( Contents:Use - 50% Gray; Blending: Mode - Normal; Opacity - 100%); > OK
9: > Background copy 2 (Layer Menu Box)
10: > Layer (Menu Bar); V Layer Style, V Blending Options, > Blending Options
11: In Layer Style Box: Blending Options/General Blending/Blend Mode - V Luminosity, > Luminosity, > OK
12: > Layer (Menu Bar); V Merge Down; > Merge Down
13: > Layer (Menu Bar); V New Fill Layer; V Solid Color
14: In New Layer Box: Check "Group With Previous Layer"; > OK
15: In Color Picker Box: Set "R" to 255; > OK
16: > Layer (Menu Bar); V Layer Style; V Blending Options; > Blending Options
17: In Layer Style Box: Blending Options/General Blending/Blend Mode - V Multiply, > Multiply, > OK
18: > Layer (Menu Bar); V Merge Down; > Merge Down
19: > Background copy 2
20: : > Layer (Menu Bar); V Layer Style, V Blending Options, > Blending Options
21: In Layer Style Box: Blending Options/General Blending/Blend Mode - V Screen, > Screen, > OK
22: > Layer (Menu Bar); V Merge Down; > Merge Down
23: > Image (Menu Bar); V Adjustments; V Auto Levels; > Auto Levels

That should get you somewhere close to what ya want.

the K

 

[Just Phish]

Thanks Kraken, however when I follow your directions I don't even see a background copy option in the laers menu box anywhere. I click on the little arrow and I try in the menu bar up top as well. Just don't see step 7 anywhere.

 

[Brewski]

In step 7 when the K says to go to the layers menu box. I think he means the layer window that normally resides on the right side of the screen. select the layer in this window labeled background copy.

 

[Brewski]

K
what version of PS are you using? I'm using CS2 and when I get to step 14 there is no group with previous layer option. there is however a check box to use previous layer to create clipping mask.

 

[The Kraken]

These things are kinda hard to write . . .
. . . never been accused of being a tech manual writer.

I'll look at it and see where it's going wrong.

the K

 

[Brewski]

I understand. lots of steps.